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Question: 1. Did you experience worry during a lot of the day yesterday? 2. Did you experience sadness during a lot of the day yesterday? 3. Did you experience anger during a lot of the day yesterday?
Choices: "Yes" "No"
Data: The average of the percentages of "Yes" to the three questions.
Period:
Area:
155 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Syrian Arab Republic50.1%
2 Iraq48.9%
3 Iran48.8%
4 Bahrain45.9%
5 Armenia45.0%
6 Serbia39.9%
7 Togo39.5%
8 Montenegro38.9%
9 Palestinian Territory38.3%
10 Bolivia37.3%
11 Malta36.9%
12 North Macedonia36.6%
13 Egypt36.4%
14 Angola36.1%
14 Cambodia36.1%
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina35.8%
17 Israel35.5%
18 Peru35.3%
18 Spain35.3%
20 Pakistan34.5%
21 Turkiye34.4%
22 Philippines33.9%
23 El Salvador33.5%
24 Lebanon33.2%
25 Romania32.7%
26 Qatar32.4%
27 Greece32.2%
28 Italy32.0%
29 Jordan31.1%
30 Laos30.5%
31 Chile30.2%
32 Cyprus30.1%
32 Libya30.1%
34 Republic of Congo30.0%
35 Chad29.7%
36 Oman29.5%
36 Portugal29.5%
36 Sierra Leone29.5%
39 Dominican Republic29.3%
40 Moldova29.2%
41 Guatemala29.1%
42 Slovakia28.9%
43 Brazil28.8%
43 Honduras28.8%
43 Slovenia28.8%
46 Hungary28.5%
47 Colombia28.1%
47 Yemen28.1%
49 Tunisia28.0%
50 Nicaragua27.7%
51 Albania27.6%
51 Cameroon27.6%
53 Ecuador27.5%
53 Lithuania27.5%
55 Haiti27.4%
56 Guinea27.2%
57 Afghanistan27.0%
57 India27.0%
59 Central African Republic26.7%
59 Croatia26.7%
61 Azerbaijan26.5%
61 Gabon26.5%
63 France26.2%
64 Uganda25.7%
65 United States25.4%
66 Mauritius25.3%
67 Costa Rica25.1%
67 Eswatini25.1%
67 Saudi Arabia25.1%
70 Mexico25.0%
70 Suriname25.0%
72 Czech Republic24.9%
73 Bulgaria24.6%
73 Georgia24.6%
75 Algeria24.5%
76 Mozambique24.3%
77 Sudan24.1%
78 Burkina Faso24.0%
78 Poland24.0%
80 Morocco23.9%
81 Argentina23.8%
82 Jamaica23.7%
83 Canada23.6%
84 Belgium23.5%
84 Indonesia23.5%
84 Malawi23.5%
87 Uruguay23.2%
88 Latvia22.7%
88 Zambia22.7%
90 Benin22.5%
90 Liberia22.5%
92 Nepal22.4%
93 United Arab Emirates22.3%
94 Democratic Republic of Congo21.9%
95 New Zealand21.6%
96 Bangladesh21.5%
96 Luxembourg21.5%
98 Madagascar21.4%
99 Belarus21.3%
99 Norway21.3%
99 Ukraine21.3%
99 Viet Nam21.3%
103 Australia21.0%
104 Ireland20.9%
105 Myanmar (Burma)20.5%
105 Netherlands20.5%
107 Finland 20.3%
108 Estonia20.2%
109 Nigeria19.4%
110 Paraguay19.3%
111 Burundi19.0%
112 Hong Kong, China18.8%
113 Tajikistan18.5%
114 Comoros18.4%
115 Sri Lanka18.3%
115 Sweden18.3%
117 Ghana18.2%
117 Kenya18.2%
119 Djibouti18.1%
120 United Kingdom18.0%
121 Denmark17.9%
121 Senegal17.9%
123 Japan17.8%
123 Republic of Korea17.8%
123 South Africa17.8%
126 Panama17.7%
127 Switzerland17.6%
128 Malaysia17.4%
129 Russian Federation17.1%
130 Lesotho17.0%
130 Zimbabwe17.0%
132 Botswana16.8%
132 Germany16.8%
132 Venezuela16.8%
135 Kazakhstan16.3%
135 Kuwait16.3%
137 Tanzania16.2%
138 Mauritania16.1%
138 Mongolia16.1%
140 Iceland15.7%
141 Austria15.3%
141 China15.3%
143 Kyrgyzstan15.2%
144 Niger14.5%
145 Rwanda14.3%
145 Thailand14.3%
147 Singapore13.8%
148 Ethiopia13.7%
149 Mali13.4%
149 Trinidad and Tobago13.4%
151 Uzbekistan13.1%
152 Taiwan12.9%
153 Somalia12.0%
153 Turkmenistan12.0%
155 Kosovo11.4%

No data for 83 countries.

Source
John Helliwell, Richard Layard and Jeffrey Sachs (eds.) World Happiness Report 2013

Original source
Gallup World Poll.

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data142
Regression equation
Y = -0.917452 X +5.794
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.065
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data152
Regression equation
Y = -39553.200912 X +26735.756
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.130
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.017

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data154
Regression equation
Y = 8.810818 X +70.754
Correlation coefficient (r)0.094
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.009

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data154
Regression equation
Y = -1.698976 X +2.992
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.107
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.011

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data151
Regression equation
Y = -20.242280 X +14.581
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.204
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.042